Stories matching tag 'South Los Angeles'
Three years ago,15-year-old Corey Nicholson died unexpectedly. Today, his still-grieving family is working to better the community in memory of Corey.
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Upward Bound makes college a reality for low-income South Los Angeles high school students by giving them the skills they need to survive in higher education.
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The Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic works with mental health providers to bring quality mental health services to South Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Universal Preschool's Jennifer Quinonez argues that parental involvement plays a significant role in the academic future of a child.
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An estimated 200,000 immigrants in Los Angeles are illiterate. The Centro Latino for Literacy is working to change that, and the challenges those immigrants face everyday.
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A group of ESL Adult School students write messages to President Obama asking him to fulfill his promises about immigration reform.
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Intersections South LA mentors work with students at Manual Arts High School and help produce the student newspaper The Toiler Times.
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While some in the USC community think the event will bring more business to local restaurants, others think minority groups are left out.
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As Los Angeles marks the 19th anniversary of the 1992 riots, we bring you the memories of South LA residents.
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Stanford Professor Al Camarillo wants people to know his hometown, Compton, is more than the stereotypes and crime statistics that have plagued the city.
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The 10,000-square-foot skate park at the Jackie Tatum / Harvard Recreation Center will include new pathways and fencing, among other things.
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LA Urban League hosts a symposium on place-based neighborhood change.
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The Manual Arts Debate Team has found success thanks to the hard work and dedication of its members.
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Pastor Seth Pickens of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in South Los Angeles met with members of the L.A. Black Skeptics Group for community dialogue.
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Residents and youth spend a greater part of Tuesday cleaning up the Central Avenue neighborhood in South Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's "State of the City" speech didn't sit well with one local teacher.
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discusses education reform, jobs and unemployment rates at the annual State of the City address on Wednesday.
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Governor Brown has made some tough decision trying to bridge the budget deficit. But some health care activists say his cuts to Medi-Cal may end up costing more than it saves.
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'Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and Values Wars" explores the relationship between religion and reality as it relates to the South Los Angeles black community.
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